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Erlach Abbey, the Glossary

Advocatus

During the Middle Ages, an (sometimes given as modern English: advocate; German:; French) was an office-holder who was legally delegated to perform some of the secular responsibilities of a major feudal lord, or for an institution such as an abbey.

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Bern

Bern, or Berne,Bärn; Bèrna; Berna; Berna.

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Bishop of Lausanne

The Bishop of Lausanne (French: Évêque de Lausanne) was the principal ecclesiastical authority of the diocese of Lausanne, Switzerland (Latin: Dioecesis Lausannensis).

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Burchard of Basle

Burchard of Basle, also known as Burkart of Fenis, Burchard of Hasenburg or Burchard of Asuel, was a Bishop of Basel in the eleventh century and a supporter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV (1056–1106).

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Canton of Bern

The canton of Bern, or Berne (Kanton Bern; canton de Berne; Chantun Berna; Canton Berna), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.

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Erlach, Switzerland

Erlach (Cerlier) is the capital municipality of the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Berne in Switzerland.

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Gals, Switzerland

Gals (Chules) is a municipality in the Seeland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

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Rule of Saint Benedict

The Rule of Saint Benedict (Regula Sancti Benedicti) is a book of precepts written in Latin by St. Benedict of Nursia (c. AD 480–550) for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot.

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Saint Blaise Abbey, Black Forest

Saint Blaise Abbey (Kloster Sankt Blasien) was a Benedictine monastery in the village of St. Blasien in the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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Secularization

In sociology, secularization (secularisation) is a multilayered concept that generally denotes "a transition from a religious to a more worldly level." There are many types of secularization and most do not lead to atheism, irreligion, nor are they automatically antithetical to religion.

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